Reviews
Bayou Moonlight
Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate
From the second that Bayou Moonlight’s opening track, ‘Whatever’, hits you, it’s readily apparent that you’re in for a wild,...
Reviewed by Andrew Daly in issue: July/2025
So Kono
Salif Keita was supposed to have stopped recording. The singer-songwriter, nicknamed the ‘African Caruso’ and the ‘Golden Voice of Mali’,...
Reviewed by Jane Cornwell in issue: May/2025
Yörüklük
Elena Hristova has performed with the Macedonian group Baklava since 2006, but now for her solo career she calls herself,...
Reviewed by Simon Broughton in issue: September/2025
Yatta!
While Dutch outfit YĪN YĪN first made their name through an amalgam of psychedelic rock and Southeast Asian styles, their...
Reviewed by Paul Bowler in issue: February/March/2026
Clams As A Main Meal
Presumably no relation to either Vicente or Liza, the avant-dub prankster is back, following 2024’s acclaimed Perpetual Musket. With the...
Reviewed by Mark Sampson in issue: February/March/2026
Restless Nation: The Music of Andy Teirstein
Andy Teirstein/Marco Ambrosini/Yair Dalal/Mivos Quartet/Cassatt String Quartet
On one hand, ‘world music’ denotes a sound or style resulting from melding instrumentation (including vocalisation) drawn from different cultural...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: June/2022
Good Times Older
While there hasThnever been a dearthThof men picking upThacoustic guitars andThrecording folkThalbums, there hasThbeen a notable slew of them recently.ThImpressive...
Reviewed by Matt Milton in issue: June/2020
Freedom
They may not have the legendary status and history of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, but Soweto Gospel Choir are one of...
Reviewed by Robin Denselow in issue: Jan/Feb/2019
All the Things That I Did and All the Things That I Didn't Do
A slightly oddball but nevertheless engaging blend of rootsy folk, indie pop, soft psychedelia and alt-country makes this album an...
Reviewed by Doug Deloach in issue: Aug/Sep/2018
Herencia de la Tierra Mía
The mariachi spectacle – much like the burrito and margarita – is all too easy to bastardise. Wandering spangle-suited musicians...
Reviewed by Chris Moss in issue: November/2018
